"When we enter high school, be sure to make me your own." was the promise made to Tetsuo Sugihara by childhood friend Kaede Shiraishi as young children before she moved away. Kaede never left Tetsuo's mind for a second for eight whole years, his dreams finally came true when they both reunited in high school. However his dream is crushed when she started dating his older brother. crushed and broken hearted he decides to take up a shady middle aged man on a job offer in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa district instead of college with his crush and older brother and after graduation sets off for his chance for change in this youth drama that tugs at your heartstrings as it depicts a young man who continues to mature through his many encounters and leave you wondering the questions,What awaits Tetsuo during his journey? Who awaits Tetsuo during his journey? Will he love again?...

It is a good read. A mature and somewhat realistic manga about love and relationships. Though the ending wasn't as pleasing as I would want it to be, it is for the most part, better than a lot of shoujo and shounen manga out here about romance.

PS: If you've read the raw then you'll understand why this it categorize as a Netorare. Reminds me of Rumble Heart (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien) except less dramatic.

The definition of Netorare requires that the MC must be in a relationship with the one that 'cheats' on him/her, thats true, but, in my opinion, in this kind of manga is useful to have it tagged as Netorare, because with that tag you know that the manga has rage moments that go beyond the 'stolen kiss' or a 'date to the aquarium', to put examples. It goes beyond the love triangle or unrequited love.I mean, Netorare is more like a 'feeling' than a real category.For example, the tag betraying is more open, but Netorare means that the MC is betrayed, or feels betrayed and sex is involved in a very rage inducing way.But that is only my opinion.

Tetsuo never had an actual romantic relationship with Kaede. Netorare has a prerequisite of unfaithfulness; how can Kaede be unfaithful to Tetsuo if they've never even been in a relationship? Tagging this as netorare is like saying that everyone who has had an unrequited love - which is, well, everyone - has been NTRed.

Anyways, this is much more lighthearted than it looks. I like how it develops into a coming-of-age story about a guy who finally decides to go for the things he actually loves instead of just constantly trying to set himself apart from his "superior" older brother.

You really feel for the main character. He gets used by women, and as a result, no longer trusts them. But the author is capable of just making this story about how everyone craps on him, and that's not only completely unrealistic, but a bit too much. Here's to hoping the author can find a balance in the story. Art is decent but nothing to write home about.

The manga seems promising. Being in a situation where you are forced to watch your unrequited love date your own brother is very harsh. The manga shows how the protagonist, who is scarred because of it, try to deal with that situation. I personally have been in situation where my unrequited love ended up with a friend of mine and it was hell for me when I still had feelings for her. So this manga is hits a bit home. The torment is unreal for the time the girl occupies your heart.

Seems promising so far and if you are looking for a good romance manga, I think this has the potential to be a good one.

Judging from first 2 chapters it's like NTR without actual hentai scenes. The main hero is a too over-sensitive teenager traumatized by a very harsh unrequited love experience. This drama seems to be a little bit overboard because it's hard to imagine chick to be so stupid and dull - women tend to notice people feelings and read a situation well. But anyways, this chick seems to suffer from Dawn's syndrome or some kind of a brain damage. It's hard to judge in which way the plot will move, but it sure cannot be harsher than it already was in the first chapter. For those who wants to eat some spiritual chilli pepper this manga is strongly recommended.

So far this manga looks interesting.The initial premise is that the main character has erectile dysfunction because he was forced to listen to his childhood love and brother having sex next door throughout his highschool years. So after college he heads to tokyo with the intention of getting away from his brother and his crush and also to try and cure his ED where he ends up working as a barman/waiter at a girls club.